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Digital Cable TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Buttons on the right of the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
My Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Use of the remote control RC4318 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
To use the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Introduction 9
How to navigate through the Settings menus 9
Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Select the menu language 10
Store TV channels 10
Weak channel installation 11
Software upgrade 11
Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Preferences 12
Source 16
Clock 17
CableCARD applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
TV menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Picture menu 19
Sound menu 21
Features menu 22
Ambilight menu 23
Channels menu 24
Multimedia browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Viewing content from a Memory card / USB device 27
Multimedia Browser menu 28
Connect Accessory Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Recorder (vcr-dvd+rw) 30
Recorder and other A/V devices 31
Recorder and cable box with RF output 32
Recorder and Satellite Receiver / cable box with AV outputs 33
Satellite Receiver / cable box with AV outputs 33
DVD Player or other accessory digital source devices 34
Digital Surround receiver 35
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) connectors 35
Side connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
To select connected devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Record with your recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Record a TV program 37
Record a program from monitor out 37
Audio- and video equipment buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Setting the remote control to work accessory devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Code setup 39
To cancel the selected mode 39
Learnable remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
To put the remote control function buttons back to the factory mode 42
Before Calling Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Annex 1 - Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory. . . . . . . 46
Annex 2 - Philips TV Slideshow Format with background music . . . . . . 48
Annex 3 - Philips TV - Portable Memory and USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
R End of life directives
Philips is paying a lot of attention to producing
environmentally-friendly in green focal areas.
Your new TV contains materials which can be
recycled and reused.At the end of its life
specialized companies can dismantle the
discarded TV to concentrate the reusable
materials and to minimize the amount of
materials to be disposed of.
Please ensure you dispose of your old TV
according to local regulations.
Help?
If this instruction manual does not give
an answer or if ‘Before Calling Service’
does not solve your TV problem, you can
call your Local Philips Customer or
Service Centre. See the supplied World-
wide guarantee booklet.
Please, have the Model and Serial
number which you can find at the back
of your television set or on the packaging,
ready, before calling the Philips helpline
1-888-PHILIPS (744-5477)
Model: 42PF9630A/37
50PF9630A/37
42PF9730A/37
42PF9630A/96
50PF9630A/96
Serial No: .................................................
Care of the screen
See Tips, p. 44.